I travelled with my husband and two kids ( 6 & 9 ). Despite reviews suggesting the high number of passengers and less personal service, I decided to go with Quicksilver because of a number of reasons: 1) the responses on my initial email enquiries were top-notch, details were thorough and I was told that I could pay on the... more

This is an excerpt of my trip report from another forum. Went to Port Douglas in March 2009 and signed up with Silversonic. - This was the best day! Signed up with Silversonic and did our introductory dive and snorkelling. It was our first time diving, and Silversonic were very patient and professional. I had a panic attack just barely... more

We (husband and I, late 50s) went out to Agincourt Reef in October 09 - had perfect weather, and looked forward to the crystal clear water we've experienced in Fiji but unfortunately we were a little disappointed. Nothing wrong with Quicksilver's operation, in fact the problem is probably that they are so successful that the reef is overwhelmed with visitors;... more

We took the wavedancer out to low isles on 17 October 09. We got tranfers from Cairns to Port douglas and the drive up was very nice. We were served morning tea ( tea or coffee with biscuits) we were warned that it would be a bit rough out on the sea and to take sea sickness tablets. Overall the... more

This outfit runs out of Port Douglas and Cairns. We took their smaller boat out of Port Douglas. I was very pleased with their chosen reef destinations. Agincourt Reef is spectacular and is definitely on the outer reef. The crew were on a tight schedule and made sure we were on it too, in order to get the most water... more

We have just returned from a trip to Palm Cove which included a day trip to Agincourt Reef with Quicksilver from Port Douglas. We took our two young kids (5 mo and 3 yo) and had no trouble with the pram and felt secure that the 3 yo couldn't get into too much trouble. They have lots of shelter on... more

This company provide day trip diving out of Cairns as well as Port Douglas. I chose Port Douglas partly because a Cairns dive shop recommend it and the company (their own trip was full) and also because of a poor dive experience with another company out of Cairns the previous day. The bus came to my hotel about on time... more

We took the trip to "Low Isles". It was raining quite a bit which detracted from the experience (no fault of Quicksilver of course). I took part in non-guided snorkeling (my first time) and the glass bottom boat trip at the island, whereas my wife and parents-in-law didn't snorkel but did do the land-based guided tour on the island. So... more

We were picked up at our hotel in Cairns at 08-00 for our transfer to Port Douglas, after a few more stops we arrived at the Quicksilver sea-cat, (very impressive). On boarding we recieved morning coffee. It takes about one and a half hours to get to the pontoon on the Outer Reef and during this time the staff explained... more